Revolutions, a change for the better?When a country is in need of change, the republic starts a revolution. A revolution is when a better and stronger government overthrows the current government. The animals in the book, Animal Farm, succeed in starting a revolution to make their lives easier yet their results turn out to make it just as hard as it was before the revolution. The revolution in Animal Farm closely follows Brinton's paradigm, a standard for all revolutionary actions.During the period before the old majors' speech, the conditions the animals lived in were harsh. The animals had to give up everything they could to Mr. Jones, the owner of the farm. Everyday, the chickens gave up their eggs, the cows their milk, and the sheep their wool. "...nearly the whole of the produce of our labour is stolen from us by human beings." (28). The animals had no power of their own. Brinton's paradigm names this period of time "the old regime". Everybody was unhappy but nobody knew a better way to live. There was no outer influence to introduce them to a better way.When Old Major, an old pig, had a dream, he decided to explain it to his fellow comrades. Old major saw this way of living as a chance to improve their lives. He knew he was going to die but decided to share anyway; he never even imagined that it would be the source of pain and hardships for a long time. Immediately, the pigs took over. They planned to overthrow Mr. Jones. They also started singing "The Beasts of England" to increase the power and the motivation of the animals during the first stages of the revolution. "He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals." (29). The government at this point, was a large group who all thought they could take control for themselves.When Mr. Jones was chased away, the pigs took over. In these pigs, two had more control than the rest of them, which were Snoball and Napoleon. "Snoball and Napoleon were by far the most active in the debates," (48). When a problem arose and the farm was attacked, Snoball bravely fought and even wounded himself in the act. Napoleon gave him a first class award for bravery right after the battle of Cowshed. Later, Napoleon ordered his dogs to go after him to took him out of force. "Snoball, who as we now know, was no better than a criminal." (69). In Brintons paradigm, this action would be called "moderates take...
